Christopher Columbus Could Be the Son of Polish King Ladislas III

It has been a long time since historians have debated about the true origins of the explorer who discovered America.

The older tradition says that Christopher Columbus was the son of an artisan, born in the Italian city of Genoa. However, up until now, four other countries (Greece, Portugal, France and Scotland) have claimed the origins of the famous 15th-century conqueror.

Now a fascinating new hypothesis by the Portuguese writer Manuel Rosa, author of “Colón, la historia nunca contada”(Columbus, The Untold Story), has surfaced, which asserts that Christopher Columbus had Polish origins and royal blood ran through his veins.

According to his investigations, the adventurer could be the son of Ladislas III, a Polish king who might have died in 1444 during the battle of Varna, a warlike episode from the crusade launched by Pope Eugene IV against the Ottomans.

The Portuguese historian has already written three books and has dedicated more than 20 years of investigation into the explorer’s life.

A Polish and Portuguese Son

[Rosa’s] work argues that Ladislas III did not die in the battle against the Turks, rather, he probably fled to the island of Madeira in Portugal, where they may have referred to him as “Henry, the German,” and where he may have gotten married to a Portuguese noble.

The future discoverer of America was probably born from this union. [Columbus] would have avoided revealing his true identity throughout his entire life.

Fifteen years before the “great adventure,” Columbus married a high-born woman from Portuguese society, an event that could have only taken place if he too, had noble blood.

“Columbus Was Not Italian”

“Columbus was well educated and had knowledge in astronomy and geography, which would have been difficult if he were the son of an artisan;” Rosa observes. [The author] rejects Columbus’ Italian nationality since “it was the Genoese family who took credit for his origins in order to gain fame.”

In order to confirm his theory, Manuel Rosa has asked for Krakow Cathedral’s permission to exhume the remains of King Ladislas III’s grandfather and compare them with the DNA of Columbus’ son, who is buried in Sevilla. If they match, it would revolutionize the history that revolves around “The Great Discoverer.”